Kindergarten Readiness FREE Printable Book: My Book About Me

May 2, 2013

When my son was in preschool, I created this free Kindergarten readiness book for him. I printed it out, bound it into a 3 ring paper folder, and made a copy for each child in his class and the teachers had the kids work on it for a few months before preschool ended.

It is both a keepsake book plus, having gone through the ropes with his two older sisters, a Kindergarten readiness book to capture all the academic concepts I thought he needed for Kindergarten:

Preschool Self Portrait

I just love seeing self portraits of my kids. The first thing my kids did in Kindergarten was draw a self-portrait. They also did one every month for that school year. I guess there are specifics that teachers look for that indicate cognitive reasoning and whatnot — the more body parts the better. I just like the art.

Days of the Week All About Me Book

Though this book is done over the course of a couple of months, I wanted to capture the day and how my child felt. Preschoolers are so in the moment that I thought it would be fun to look back on this day and see what was going on.

Counting to 10

The idea for this page was counting to 10. I wanted the number, the word for the number and a physical representation of that number that kids could count out. It was hard to find a dingbat of 10 things that would fit on the page!

My son was learning Spanish so I threw that in too. It was amazing to me when I parent-helped on that day how easily all the kids could count in Spanish.

Colors

I did not know that my son’s favorite color that day was black! The drawings were unexpected too.

Alphabet: Upper and Lower Case

I think it’s important for kids to know their upper case alphabet letters before entering Kindergarten but I wanted to work on lower case as well. Lower case is extremely confusing as many letters look the same — b, p, d — for example.

The kids drew their favorite animal on the next page. For some reason, my son wanted a bigger space so he used a separate paper that was stapled in. His jaguar looks like a bee, no? I just love that stripey tail. I think he was seriously into Go! Diego Go! at the time and is confusing a tiger with a jaguar. I just love that!

Counting to 100

While counting to 100 is a skill my kids learned about half way through Kindergarten, some kids are ready for this in preschool. I related it back to their height and the kids had fun being measured.

I put the numbers by 10 in red in case you wanted to count by 10′s. I also use this to show patterns in numbers. My son would notice how all the numbers end in 9 down the 9 column, for example. He is a mathy kid and sees patterns all around him. But I just wanted to introduce this concept of numbers and skip counting for any child who shows interest.

My Favorite Thing to Do in Preschool

We helped kids with spelling or writing if this was an issue but it was great practice to write a sentence. I also just love knowing what made him happy in preschool!

When I Grow Up

No preschool keepsake book is complete without future career aspirations! I think they did a space unit in preschool that clearly got the kids really excited! Today, four years later, my son would say he wants to be a chef, video game developer or just live at home with mommy as his career of choice. We may have failure to launch here but at least he will help out with the cooking!

Great idea! I’m going to keep this around as a reference of things to work on with little buddy. Strangely, he has the counting in 10 to Spanish down pat…Jeanette Nyberg recently posted…Artchoo is a Year Old!

I love this! I love this! I was looking for something like this yesterday Mia i swear. Damian wanted to have “his own learning time”. You really have been a amazing help when it comes to my reluctant learner. I am forever grateful and he loves his new books! thank you so much.vanita recently posted…What You Really Get Out Of Blogging

I love this! My son’s preschool teachers made him a huge scrapbook and I’m super thankful to have it. He just finished last week and I know that it will be something fun to look back and remember how much he has learned a grown. I love your book that really showcases the knowledge of the child!Jackie Higgins recently posted…Free Printable Activities for Kids

Thanks Jackie,
I was trying to combine freezing a moment with time with the things they are supposed to know in order to be ready for Kindergarten but I love the idea of a giant scrapbook too to save all those precious preschool memories!!Pragmatic Mom recently posted…Teaching Kids Compassion for Special Needs Classmates

This is such a great review and keepsake! And it’s so generous of you to share it! Thanks for sharing it at Teach Me Tuesday on Preschool Powol Packets!Carla recently posted…Summer Fun for Preschoolers Series!!

Hi Carla,
It’s truly my pleasure to share it. It was a labor of love to create and I treasure my son’s finished book. I hope more parents will have keepsakes to look back on with their kids. It’s so much fun to read later on in life!Pragmatic Mom recently posted…Free Site for Summer Learning Activities for Kids (CWIST)

Wow, you clearly put a lot of time into making this booklet. Thank you so much for sharing it. It’s always fun to see how much a child grows over a period of time. This book is perfect for that.Kirstylee recently posted…Throw and Roll a Ball to Improve Gross Motor Skills

Hi Kirstylee,
It was a labor of love! We treasure the one my son made and read it as a bedtime story a few times a year. It was wonderful to capture that precious moment in time! I’m so glad that you liked it too!Pragmatic Mom recently posted…Summer Reading Fun and Giveaway from GenZ!